Multiple touch spells at once?

[Rocket Surgeon]

Hiya.

I was wondering if it is possible to hold the charges of several different touch spells at once. Ex. Chill Touch and Shocking Grasp. Since it is possible to "Hold the charge indefinately", could a magus cast first one, then the other and then use them with two-weapon fighting, chill touching with one hand and shocking grasping with the other?

I seem to remember that it was a nono in 3.5, but would someone please point me to the place in the PRD (doesn't have my books at hand) where I can find it?

Thanks

[The black raven]

The answer seems to stil be no.

Page 186 of the CRB : "If you cast another spell, the touch spell dissipates."

[Skylancer4]

Pg 216 of the core book, touch spells and holding the charge. Any spell after you have a "charge" will cause the charge to poof.

[Rocket Surgeon]

Great! I seem to have missed that part. Thanks for clearing that little issue :)

[Midnight_Angel]

3.5 contained a spell called 'Spell Flower' for that very purpose. Dunno whether it awas only in the Spell Compendium, or appeared somewhere else before.

[DreamAtelier]

It is, however, possible to deliver multiple touch based affects at once if they're not all spells.

For instance, the death domain grants the ability Bleeding Touch, which is a touch attack that deals bleed damage. I've seen it allowed that someone with the domain and a touch attack can deliver both at the same time.

Alternately, I've also seen Paladins make use of Lay on Hands with touch attack spells to achieve high amounts of damage against susceptible creatures. Or Lay on Hands delivered at the same time as the charge of a touch Buffing spell.

[Drejk]

Bleeding Touch is a spell-like ability so I would say that it's activation voids held charge, like casting a spell. Touch spell delivered with Lay On Hands seems to be working tactic, however.

[Night_Shade]

Can any touch spell be held indefinitely? Can someone cast Shield of Faith and hold it until needed (assuming they know something may be coming their way in a few minutes)? Also, if they cast it on round 1, and then on round three they notice the threat closing in on them, can they touch themselves (sounds bad) or an adjacent ally as a free action or does it take an action to touch and have the spell effect enacted?

BTW sorry for reviving a two year old thread.

[Stephen Ede]

Drejk wrote:

Bleeding Touch is a spell-like ability so I would say that it's activation voids held charge, like casting a spell. Touch spell delivered with Lay On Hands seems to be working tactic, however.

Spell Like abilities aren't Spells, the rules are quite specific on that, so you should be able to hold a charge from Spell-like abilities running at the same time as one Spell charge.